Tom Aspinall reacts to ‘illegal elbows’ from Ciryl Gane at UFC White House, agrees to Paris rematch in September
· Yahoo Sports
Tom Aspinall was not invited to the UFC White House event last weekend in Washington, DC, so the reigning UFC heavyweight champion watched the “Freedom 250” fight card from the comfort of his couch.
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Of particular interest was the heavyweight co-main event between Ciryl Gane and Alex Pereira, who were competing for the interim 265-pound strap and the chance to unify the division belts against Aspinall at some point later this year.
Gane won by second-round technical knockout.
“He looked good,” Aspinall said on his YouTube channel. “I have to watch that again. It looked like there was a lot of illegal elbows going on, illegal punches, but generally, he looked good. [Pereira] just didn’t really seem to get going, did he? He just looked like a bit stiff and reserved from the beginning. I don’t know if he was trying to feel his way into the fight or what, but he just never seemed to … he looked slow, but he’s not a particularly fast light heavyweight. Paris in September, right? I’ll do that. Yeah, I’ll do that. Let me know. I don’t mind. I’ll go to Paris. Let me know.”
UFC returns to Paris on Sept. 5 at Accor Arena in France.
Aspinall and Gane previously fought at UFC 321 last fall in Abu Dhabi, but the fight was ruled a “No Contest” after an eye poke from the Frenchman nearly left the Brit with permanent vision loss. Fortunately, Aspinall is on the road to a full recovery and will be ready to go in the fall.
Assuming his new manager allows him to compete for chump change.